Is too much grief bad for us?

July 3, 2012 in Books, Entertainment, Family, Film & TV, Health, Mental Health, People, Relationships, Self, Society

There seems to be a recurring theme in my life at the moment. I read sad stories. Lots of them. Not to make myself feel sad or depressed but simply because I’m drawn to other people’s struggles. It could be said that we are used to hearing the bad news before the good news, the nightly news pulls in its viewers with the ‘doom and gloom’ but it made me wonder how much grief is too much? Is it unhealthy to subject oneself to tragedy if you are an otherwise bright and happy person? Like many people around the globe [...]

Gerard Baden-Clay: Innocent until Proven Guilty

June 14, 2012 in Current Affairs, Entertainment, News, People, Society

Most of Australia has heard about the death of Allison Baden-Clay. She went missing on 20 April in Brookfield, on Brisbane’s outer west. I was overseas so missed the initial hype, but her body was found about two weeks later at Kholo Creek in Brisbane on April 30, and even in my state of severe jet lag, my brain was working enough to immediately sit up and pay attention. Why? Because with just a few news reports and articles, I knew that we were in the beginning of a trial by media. Lo and behold, Gerard Baden-Clay, her husband, has now [...]